Environment

MoEF issues fresh order on Kasturirangan recommendation

The Environment Ministry has issued a fresh order to follow in the footsteps of the in principle acceptance of the…

12 years ago

New greenhouse gas with highest global warming impact discovered

A new discovery by scientists has revealed a new greenhouse gas that appears to have the highest global-warming impact. Perfluorotributylamine…

12 years ago

COP 19 – Another COP, Same Old Saga…

COP 19 was hosted by Poland at Warsaw. As an environmentalist or perhaps anyone who has been following environment over…

12 years ago

Ethnomedical uses of major plant species of the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra

Western Ghats constitutes one of the four Biodiversity Hotspots of India which is one of the richest centers of endemism.…

12 years ago

Global warming and its impacts on climate of India

Global warming is defined as an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase significant…

12 years ago

UNFCCC’s 19th Conference of the Parties Begins at Warsaw, Poland

The 19th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 19) to the UNFCCC and the 9th session of the…

12 years ago

Western Ghats- Threats, Conservation and Controversy

(This is a continuing series of articles on Western Ghats. This is the first part of the series) The entire…

12 years ago

UNICEF Report on Infant Mortality Rate

According to report released by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) the global Infant Mortality rate (IMR) decreased from 61 deaths…

12 years ago

Kashmir’s soul is in shambles! When would we rise…?

Kashmir, over the ages, has remained what we call “Terrestrial Paradise” of the planet earth. It wears an overtly devoutsoul,…

12 years ago

New ‘hope spots’ of India- Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and oceanographer Sylvia Earle of Mission Blue named 31 new hope spots, among…

12 years ago